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KPLR St Clair County Airport
Pell City, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: PLR
Lat/Long: 33-33-31.8000N / 086-14-56.6000W
33-33.530000N / 086-14.943333W
33.5588333 / -86.2490556
(estimated)
Elevation: 485 ft. / 147.8 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03W (2005)
From city: 3 miles SE of PELL CITY, AL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 35128

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ANB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: SUN 1100-1700, ALL MON-SAT 0730-1700
Pattern altitude: 1285 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21 AND PAPI RYS 03 AND 21 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.05
WX AWOS-3: 119.625 ((205) 884-4359)
BIRMINGHAM APPROACH: 123.8 [0600-2300]
BIRMINGHAM DEPARTURE: 123.8 [0600-2300]
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 121.725
WX AWOS-3 at ASN (10 nm E): 118.425 (256-362-5847)
WX ASOS at ANB (20 nm E): 119.675 (256-835-3931)
  • GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 (BHM CLNC DEL)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TDGr263/10.4TALLADEGA VOR/DME108.8002E
GADr196/26.4GADSDEN VOR/DME112.3002E
VUZr100/33.2VULCAN VORTAC114.4002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PELL CITYat field25701EPLR .--. .-.. .-.
SYLACAUGA012/23.328403WSCD ... -.-. -..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
100LL FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.
FOR FUEL AFTER HRS CALL 205-369-0674.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 5001 x 80 ft. / 1524 x 24 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 33-33.147892N33-33.911823N
Longitude: 086-15.127498W086-14.756732W
Elevation: 483.2 ft.482.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 025 magnetic, 022 true205 magnetic, 202 true
Displaced threshold: 50 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 18 ft. road, 397 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear
RY 03 APCH RATIO 24:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
18 ft. fence, 1134 ft. from runway, 49:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: ST CLAIR CO ARPT AUTH
240 AIRPORT ROAD
PELL CITY, AL 35128
Phone 205-338-9456
CONTACT PERSON: ERSKINE FUNDERBURG; CHAIRMAN ST. CLAIR COUNTY ARPT AUTHORITY.
Manager: LARRY DAVIS
240 AIRPORT ROAD
PELL CITY, AL 35128
Phone 205-338-9456

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 75
Single engine airplanes: 66
Multi engine airplanes: 7
Helicopters: 1
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 95/day *
80% transient general aviation
17% local general aviation
3% military
* for 12-month period ending 22 January 2009

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 **CHANGED**   download (197KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 **CHANGED**   download (240KB)
VOR-A   download (195KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW**   download (189KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KASN - Talladega Municipal Airport (10 nm E)
KANB - Anniston Regional Airport (20 nm E)
KSCD - Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (23 nm S)
KBHM - Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (25 nm W)
20A - Robbins Field Airport (26 nm N)
 
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Area around KPLR (St Clair County Airport)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4010:40
Sunrise06:0611:06
Sunset19:3400:34
Evening civil twilight20:0001:00

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 02:50:07
Local (UTC-5)  12-Aug-2013 21:50:07
 
METAR
KANB 
20nm E 
130153Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM CLR 25/23 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02500228
KBHM 
25nm W 
130153Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02720217
KGAD 
26nm N 
130155Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 25/22 A3002 RMK AO1
KEET 
35nm SW 
130153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP165 T02560239
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
St. Clair County Airport 205-338-9456
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aircraft maintenance, Aviation accessories, Catering, ...

More info about St. Clair County Airport
Phillips 66
100LL Jet A
FS $5.98 $5.90 
SS $5.48 --- 
 Updated 09-Aug-2013
 
   6 read write
FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the St Clair County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the St Clair County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KPLR have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
QUALITY INN 3.6 70-75
HAMPTON INN PELL CITY 3.8 104-105
 

Other hotels near St Clair County Airport

Miles Price ($)
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 2.6 79-109
COMFORT SUITES PELL CITY 3.7 90-117
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES PELL CITY 3.8 90-99

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near St Clair County Airport

4 in Pell City
2 in Lincoln
3 in Talladega
4 in Leeds
 

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